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bearing many slender racemes of exquisitely fragrant white flowers ; 

 Forestiera pubescens, Vitis bipinnata, Sambucus Canadensis. 



Of vines, we have the Poison Ivy (Rhus Toxicodendron) very common 

 and of luxuriant growth; the Texas Virgin's Bower (Clematis Drum- 

 mondii), a pretty climber with long-feathered fruit; the Virginian Creeper 

 {Ampelopsis guinquefolia) and several Grapes, viz.:" Vitis candicans and 

 cestiralis which yield scant but good fruit;*' Vitis incisa and indivisa, 

 neat, hardy climbers but with useless berries. 



Of the herbs of San Antonio, only the most characteristic can find 

 place here. 



The earliest, blossoming in February, are: 



Allium striatum. 



Anemone Caroliniana. 



Arabis Ludoviciana. 



Draba cuneifolia. 



Linaria Canadensis. 



Verbena bipinnatifida and ciliata, 



Oxalis stricta. 

 In March, blossom the following : 



Scutellaria Drummondii. 



Vesicaria Gordoni. 



Nemophila phacelioides. 



Astragalus leptocarpus. 



Gaura Drummondii. 



Corydalis aurea, var. occidentalis. 



Pinaropappus roseus. 



Gaillardia simplex. 



Lindheimeria Texana. 



Veronica peregrina. 



Oenothera triloba and speciosa. 



Sisyrinchium Bermudiana. 



Cooperia pedunculata. 



Nemastylis geminiflora, slopes of reservoir, very showy. 



Lupinus subcamosus (Texas Lupine), covering fertile slopes with 

 a carpet of purple blue. 



Delphinium azureum (Azure Larkspur), here anomalously white- 

 flowered. 



Phlox Ecemeriana, small but showy, mixing abundantly its pink 

 flowers with the two preceding. 



Callirrhoepedata (Purple Mallow), elegant and showy. 



Gilia incisa. 

 Later in the season we find : 



Gelasine Texana. f 



Desmanthus acuminatus and depressus, grassy plots. 



JSTeptunia pubescens, grassy plots. 



SchranMa angustata, gardens. 



